Amharic <i>Adhoc</i> Information Retrieval System Based on Morphological Features by Tilahun Yeshambel, Josiane Mothe, Yaregal Assabie

“…Although IR systems function well for technologically advanced languages such as English, this is not the case for morphologically complex, under-resourced and less-studied languages such as Amharic. Amharic is a Semitic language characterized by a complex morphology where thousands of words are generated from a single root form through inflection and derivation. …”
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Grammatical studies in the Akkadian dialects of Babylon and Uruk, 556-500 B.C. by Hueter, G

“…<p>Neo-Babylonian (NB) was the last surviving dialect of the Semitic language known as Akkadian and it was still being used for the compilation of records at the beginning of our era.…”

Introducing Various Semantic Models for Amharic: Experimentation and Evaluation with Multiple Tasks and Datasets by Seid Muhie Yimam, Abinew Ali Ayele, Gopalakrishnan Venkatesh, Ibrahim Gashaw, Chris Biemann

“…We introduce different semantic models for Amharic, a morphologically complex Ethio-Semitic language. After we investigate the publicly available pre-trained semantic models, we fine-tune two pre-trained models and train seven new different models. …”
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The syntax of wh-questions in unaccusative and (Un)ergative structures in Mehri language: A Phase-based approach. by Abdul-Hafeed Fakih, Saeed Saad Al-Qumairi, Ali Abbas Falah Alzubi

“…The Mehri Language is an endangered language spoken in eastern Yemen, a sub-group of the Semitic language family, and a Southern Arabic language. …”
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